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Olive Kooken Antique Lamp Base & Brass Fittings
This is a beautiful old family item that needs rewiring and a shade. The base has a plaster core and a plated copper cladding shell in the shape of a squat onion bulb seated on a 3 footed base. I has a large Dore pattern on the metal clad base. The colors are gold with brown-colored leaves in a four repeat pattern on the base. The lamp fittings include a Benjamin 2 socket double pull chain socket attached to a brass cluster body and the finial. Chains are 4 inches. Weight is about 8 pounds. The base is 10 inches in diameter. Lamp height is 15 inches. Lamp dates to early 1900's. No noted maker’s marks. Sockets are marked Benjamin 250.
One source: Olive Kooken was an American artist that created these beautiful lamps in the 20's and 30's. She designed them and the Armour Bronze Co. produced them using a complicated and expensive technique that is no longer used. Each lamp has a plaster core which was slowly plated with a copper cladding shell.
Condition: As shown and described above.
Notes: I do recommend your own laundering or dry cleaning method on vintage or pre-owned items. Ours is a smoke-free and pet-free home that does not use harsh chemicals or sprays, but vintage items have been exposed to unknown factors. Pre-owned items are outdoor air hung for freshness when possible.
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Shipping: Combined shipping is available. Please Request Total from Seller.
Item must be returned in its original condition, unused and undamaged. Shipping is nonrefundable unless there had been an inadvertent error in the description. I will endeavor to find the most cost effective shipping.